The 1956 Missouri lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956.
Democratic nominee
Edward V. Long defeated
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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nominee
Richard M. Webster
Richard M. Webster (April 29, 1922 – March 4, 1990) was an American politician from Missouri. He attended the University of Missouri and worked as an attorney in Carthage, Missouri. He was elected to the Missouri House of Representatives ...
with 53.49% of the vote.
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 7, 1956.
Democratic primary
Candidates
*
Edward V. Long,
State Senator
*Tom A. Shockley
*Harry E. Kemp
*Charles C. Hurst
*John Hosmer
*Samuel Van D. Williams
Results
General election
Candidates
*Edward V. Long, Democratic
*Richard M. Webster, Republican
Results
References
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1956
Events
January
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* January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim Elliot and Pete Fleming, ar ...
Gubernatorial
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Missouri
Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...